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S&P Futures Gain Ahead of FOMC Meeting, U.S. Economic Data and Earnings on Tap

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending up +0.42% this morning, partially rebounding from yesterday’s dramatic selloff, while investors awaited the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting as well as a flurry of U.S. economic data and corporate earnings reports.

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Starbucks Brings Back Condiment Bars, Offers Free Refills As Part Of Turnaround Efforts

Starbucks has focused on improving relationships with workers and addressing bottlenecks in the operation process that make it hard for customers to order a cup of coffee.

International Business Times

Starbucks trains baristas to de-escalate

The international coffee chain announced customers must make a purchase to use the restroom or sit at a table

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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol earned a $5 million bonus after one month on the job

Brian Niccol stands to earn $10 million in signing bonuses after a "dogged pursuit" to convince him to lead the company.

Fortune

Why Starbucks and Amazon are drawing on philosophy to deploy their AI models

Companies investing in AI won't reap "superior returns" without cultivating philosophical insight, say MIT researchers.

Fortune

Option Volatility And Earnings Report For January 27 - 31

Earnings season ramps up this week, with a loads of big names due to report including Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Visa, Sofi Technologies, Intel, Boeing, Exxon Mobil, Caterpillar, Starbucks and Chevron.

Barchart

2025 Layoffs: Meta, Microsoft, And BlackRock Join The Trend Amid AI Shift

While workforce cuts raise concerns, the tech sector is poised for significant growth, with jobs in big data, fintech, and AI expected to double by 2030.

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Target DEI Initiatives Axed: List of Companies Rolling Back DEI and Those Standing Firm

Several major companies, including Target, Walmart, and Meta, have significantly scaled back or eliminated their DEI programs in 2025.

International Business Times UK

Starbucks worker says baristas have a ‘panic button’ behind the counter, but it won't be enough to quell angry customers after open-door policy reversal

Some baristas anticipate an increase in customer altercations due to a new policy requiring an item purchase to use the bathroom or hang out in stores.

Fortune

Starbucks is instructing workers in de-escalation so they can peacefully reserve bathrooms for paying-customers only

A Starbucks employee said the chain held training on how to handle customers asking to use the restroom or sit in the store without purchasing anything.

Fortune

Luckin Coffee beat Starbucks in China. It's now taking its playbook overseas to markets like Malaysia

Luckin Coffee—booted from the Nasdaq in 2020—has overtaken Starbucks in both China revenue and store count.

Fortune

How to Get Your Kids into Investing: A Family Project to Try

To teach your children about investing, put your money where your mouth is with this fun and potentially profitable exercise.

Kiplinger

Starbucks' policy change flushes out a debate over public restroom access

Starbucks’ decision to restrict its restrooms to paying customers has flushed out a wider problem: a patchwork of restroom use policies that varies by state and city

The Independent UK

This colorful inexpensive Bluetooth speaker could be your perfect lifestyle companion

Want a portable Bluetooth speaker that vaguely reminds you of Baby Yoda? Meet the Happy Plugs Joy.

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The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Steve Bannon’s bitter attack on Elon Musk lifts the spirits, briefly

Plus: Timothée Chalamet charms on a Lime bike, Rick Stein’s 1970s prices and Starbucks’ bathroom requirements

Salon

Starbucks nixes open door policy

New code of conduct policies aim to "boost sagging sales and improve worker relations"

Salon

Starbucks denies Union allegations

The coffeehouse giant has denied the accusation, saying they are offering "catastrophe pay" for affected workers

Fortune

McDonald's is closing three CosMc's spinoffs just one year after they opened

More locations are on the way, though.

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4 iconic U.S. companies are in stormy waters—2 CEOs are possibly lost at sea, while 2 may be piloting safely to shore

Four heads of iconic U.S. enterprises face turbulent, inherited challenges with elevated investor anxiety in 2025.

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Starbucks Updates Policy To Prioritize Paying Customers

Starbucks updates policy to enhance customer experience, restrict non-paying visitors, and offer free coffee refills.

International Business Times

Starbucks Shift On Non-paying Visitors Stirs Debate In US

Starbucks has stirred the coffee pot by reversing a policy that allowed anyone to use its bathrooms, with the US public warned they'll need to buy something or get out.

International Business Times

Starbucks Says Buy Something Or Leave In Rules Change

Starbucks has ended its open-door policy, which allowed anyone, not just a customer, to use its spaces without buying anything.

The Guardian - AU

Australian supermarket iced milk coffee taste test: ‘It reminds me of the time I tried breast milk’

From bottled beverages that taste like ‘liquefied Fantales’ to others that are ‘the bubblegum vape of the coffee world’, Nicholas Jordan and friends imbibe a heroic amount of caffeine to give you their verdict

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why Starbucks is reversing its open door policy in 2025

Here's why.

The Guardian - US

A bargaining breakdown and strikes: the bitter union fight at Starbucks

Workers call proposals ‘almost laughable’ with new CEO’s pay package 10,000 times the median salary of barista

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